Shanghai photo documentary - Third day

Tall guys
Lines
Snow Cinderella
On the street

Winter Stage
Old hotel





Ghost steps
The symbol of Shanghai is a gigantic D...



Shanghai by night




Shanghai by night

Your highness



Ya-da!

Shanghai photo documentary - Last day

Hi, it's been quite some time. I've been as busy as hell, sorry about that. These are the photos from Shanghai trip. I wanted to post the whole thing but there are way too many and I'm lazy. So we shall go in reverse order. These are the ones taken on the last day of the trip.

Little boy and the snow
Big boy and the snow
"You, yes, you!"


Highway blue 1

The man in the subway
City of the mist 1
Highway Blue 2
City of the mist 2
Bloody snow


Beauty and the beastBusy street
City of the mist 3
City of the mist 4
Untitled
Sky tower 1
Sky tower 2
Sky tower 3
Sky tower 4
The end...

Winter in Maine

It's winter in the US now.
It's been a while since I last painted a landscape so I thought I'd paint one. Guess what is the canvas? I was running out of canvas and canvases here are too expensive, therefore, I used a piece of plank wood ($2) in IKEA as my canvas. Of course it required a coat of background color and the paint dried like twice as fast, but it turned out well. I guess after I finish all my canvases this will be my new source of material.
This is where I want to be now, in Maine, where the snow covers the whole world. I also played around with the technique commonly used by Monet in his landscapes painting. Of course I will need to go a long way in order to reach his level. But this is a start.
So, enjoy "Winter in Maine"


Click on the pic to see the larger version with all the stroke details and water reflection, etc.

Seasons of Love

This is my latest painting, my second attempt at painting without model or references, painting that is semi-abstract.
Since the new year is coming and 2008 will be all about LOVE (read my resolution entry in the other blog and you'll understand), I decided to paint something mushy and lovely. This is a clock, made out of a pavement of stones. The middle is a puddle of water, reflecting the colors of the sky, my forever love subject in paintings. The clock is split into 4 quarters of 4 seasons. For each season there is a heartshape pattern that fills it. For spring it's the sakura petals all over. Summer is filled with cherries. Fall is of course covered by falling leaves. Winter is represented by Snowflakes. Zoom in by clicking on the pic, if you cant see these details


My room is starting to be filled with paintings. Anyone wants to buy some???

Christmas Photohunt

Last week on Hari Raya Holiday, I and Fushan went for a little Xmas hunt. Here are the photos that I took. Enjoy the festivity!!!

Fruit Market
Lost in the crowd
Focus
Was playing around with the camera. With very slow shutter speed and very steady hands, if you suddenly switch the zoom focus you will achieve this effectCrossroad
The shopping crowd crossing the street
Baby "What the fuck is this bitch thinking pushing me in the middle of the road?"

"Go Mommy go!!!"
Give me a greenlight
Innocent
Spitting in public

Bugis
The other photographer
Devoured
National Library

Untitled 1
Untitled 2
The photographer 2
Couple 1
Couple 2
Friends
Photographer 3
Beautiful stranger
The ordinary life
A man driving tourist boat is taking a break and having fishball noodle
Standing tall
This is the famous statue that always goes into Singapore's commercial. I think the guy name is Robinson, you know, the one who found Robinson Department store. Singapore is one huge shopping mall
Rush hour
I was standing in between the escalater, using a very slow shutter speed so the people are blurred as they moved

Ornaments
Jewels
China town
Fulerton
The bridge 1

The bridge 2
The bridge 3
Chasing cars
Merlion
Light

The bay
The photographers
We never said anything. Just happened to have itchy hands at the same time. MRT station door reflection of 2 itchy photographers who just don't know how to stop taking photos
Rush hour 2
Hate it when people pushing through the train.
Handles
Snow fall

Teddily ever after
Huge Xmas Tree
Live, Laugh, Love

Me :)
Fushan